It sounds to me like your vent tube and/or outside vent flap is plugged. remove the tube from the rear of the dryer and start there. Use a shopvac with a clean filter to pick up the mess.
NO don't use a leaf blower or you will spread the dust worse.
- Shopvac or regular vacuum cleaner?
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It sounds to me like your vent tube and/or outside vent flap is plugged. remove the tube from the rear of the dryer and start there. Use a shopvac with a clean filter to pick up the mess.
NO don't use a leaf blower or you will spread the dust worse.
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I took the dryer apart last night and pulled a ton of lint out of it. I disconnected the vent form the dryer and can feel crud at one of the vent, but I don't think it's completely clogged.Originally Posted by Abuilder
But if I remove the trap and use a vacuum (leaf/shopvac/whatever) from the outside to suck the lint out, why would this make things worse? The joints between the vent pieces are covered by alum tape fairly well so I don't think any dust should come through those.
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As long as you are using a vacuum or shop vac to suck the lint out you should be ok. You don't want to use a shop vac or a leaf blower to blow anything inside your house.
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Kid, man, dude, bro, cuz.... If you can see that the vent piping has aluminum tape on it, pull the tape, separate the pieces, take them outside and rinse them out with a hose. Don't be lazy.
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My utility room is very small. So, yeah, I could do that but I would have to be standing like this to reach all the pieces:
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OK I thought you were going to use the blower/vac inside the house.... Yikes!!
The bag on those things won't catch dust. If your allergies are bothering you now, use that thing inside and you will consider moving out. LOL
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